A Linux for the totally maintenance free

[jd1008]

On 10/22/2014 07:39 PM, Doug wrote:
>
> On 10/22/2014 09:11 PM, jd1008 wrote:
>> Have a friend who wants to try getting away from windows, which,
>> in spite of all the AV software the vendor had installed on her
>> windows 7, it was plagued by viruses that rendered it unusable.
>>
>> So, since she is not technically savvy, I was thinking of finding a 
>> linux
>> distro that is practically self maintaining, as she has zero tech 
>> savvy for
>> doing things like updates, configurations, fililing abrt reports, 
>> .....etc.
>>
>> Any ideas what linux to use for such a person?
>>
>> Thanx.
> I like PCLInuxOS, since it is a rolling release, and you never have to 
> reinstall it. The update procedure is pretty simple, and adding
> apps via Synaptic is also pretty simple. The KDE desktop is 
> reminiscent of Windows, and it's possible to work from the menu itself,
> or to put icons (widgets?) on the desktop and start programs from 
> them, just as it is in Windows. The PCLOS Forum is a very
> helpful group, and you normally get an answer to a question within 24 
> hours, sometimes less. I didn't start my Linux career with
> PCLOS, so I can't say for certain what a new user from Windows would 
> say, but I think it is a good system, and I'v been with it for
> over 4 years. (And it doesn't, at least not yet, have systemd! Altho a 
> novice would probably never notice the difference.)
>
Thank you Doug.
I will look into it and take it for a test drive.


> --doug